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Some Yankees WAGs seemed to have taken a swing at consoling the girlfriend of Aaron Judge, Samantha Bracksieck, whose February DUI arrest was publicized last month. “Blessed with the sweetest friends around,” Bracksieck posted to her Instagram story, according to screenshots taken by SportsGossip.com. A note to Bracksieck, 26, was signed by Nicole Holder and …
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The final installment in a series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Deion Sanders wheeled into the parking lot at the Yankees’ minor league complex driving a $100,000-plus Mercedes. Across the street was Tampa Stadium, where the Buccaneers played. That felt right on March 14, …
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Remember in “Breaking Bad” when Walt rehired Jesse at the lab just so Jesse wouldn’t sue Hank for assaulting him? The arrangement met everyone’s short-term needs. It also produced considerably more long-term agita. Which brings to mind the 50ish-game Major League Baseball regular-season schedule that Rob Manfred, on behalf of his owners, has threatened to …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Buck Showalter gave a slight nod of his head to conspiratorially signal a reporter to follow him out of the press box. There was a game about to begin at the old Comiskey Park, Yankees at White …
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A Mets win in the 2000 World Series could have been Derek Jeter’s ticket out of New York City. The Yankees ended up winning the Subway Series in five games, with Jeter winning the MVP after batting .409 with a pair of home runs, but had it played out differently, the shortstop may have been …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. The Yankees won fewer games every year from their 97 in 1985 to 85 in 1988. But if you wanted to believe there was still a strong contender assembled, sure, you could believe that. Rickey Henderson, Don …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. From mid-February to early June 1990, Donald Trump dominated tabloid coverage in New York. The dissolution of his marriage to Ivana served as one bookend and a $2 billion debt that threatened his empire the other. On …
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David Cone knows firsthand how the clock can strike 12 on a baseball season and strike it out. The YES Network analyst and former Yankee and Met was an MLBPA rep during hardball negotiations that could not prevent the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. “What comes to mind is there’s a deadline,” Cone said. …
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A series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. George Steinbrenner was Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban — if they were one person. He was a force of nature. People who worked for Steinbrenner will tell you they could sense his presence even before he came into view. …
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Three days into June, the Yankees and Mets finally acknowledged that their May home games will not be made up in any way, shape or form. You’re still going to have to break a sweat for that refund, though. On Wednesday, both New York baseball teams released statements on their team websites announcing the addition …
Some Yankees WAGs seemed to have taken a swing at consoling the girlfriend of Aaron Judge, Samantha Bracksieck, whose February DUI arrest was publicized last month. “Blessed with the sweetest friends around,” Bracksieck posted to her Instagram story, according to screenshots taken by SportsGossip.com. A note to Bracksieck, 26, was signed by Nicole Holder and …
